Discourses Translated into English 2023

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Ujjvala-nilamani 2023, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna)

22 Dec 2023 morning – 360 Types of Heroines and 96 Types of Heroes in Ujjvala Nilamani (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 22, 2023 7:14 AM

All qualities are present in Srimati Radhika. The highest stage of divine love, maha-bhava, is present in Srimati Radhika. The simultaneous manifestation of the eight ecstatic symptoms of prema is possible only in Radhaji and Mahaprabhu. Lila that Srimati Radhika beautifully decorates Her kunja to receive Krsna, but Padma takes Krsna to the kunja of Candravali. Srimati Radhika’s attachment to Krsna, anuraga, is red in colour. Krsna manifests three types of dhama: Gokula is purnattama...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), aparadhas (offences), liberation, prema: stages, self-realisation, soul: conditioned soul

21 Dec 2023 evening – Seva, Harikatha and Surrender (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 21, 2023 6:35 PM

Trees live for dozens of years, but there is no benefit in assuming a tree body. ⁠There is only benefit when we listen to harikatha. ⁠Different stages of prema: sneha, mana, pranaya, raga, anuraga, bhava, mahabhava. ⁠To cleanse the heart you need to do seva, listen to harikatha and surrender. ⁠The conditioned soul has a tendency to deceive, so everyone is being deceived. ⁠There are many ways to enjoy in Svargaloka. ⁠Story of the king, the envious barber and a man called Birbal. ⁠What does...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023

21 Dec 2023 midday – Don’t Miss the Opportunity of the Human Form (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 21, 2023 12:28 PM

– About the Bhagavad Gita. – ⁠Krsna says that He carries in His head everything the devotee needs. – ⁠There are many rich people in this world. – ⁠The beautiful lila of Krsna and Balarama with Arjuna Misra and his doubt about a sloka. – ⁠The Lord controls countless Universes. – ⁠We must worship the Lord in a one-pointed way. – ⁠The beautiful lila of Krsna and Balarama being welcomed by Arjuna Misra’s wife, sweaty, tired and carrying the weight of...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), bhava: bhava-siddhi (perfection of bhava; attainment of the stage of bhava-bhakti), body: gross body, body: subtle body, perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), rasas: twelve rasas, sadhana: sadhana-siddhi, soul: conditioned soul, svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)

21 Dec 2023 morning – You Must Study (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 21, 2023 8:27 AM

ananyāś cintayanto māṁye janāḥ paryupāsateteṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁyoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham (Bhagavad-gītā 9.22). Radha’s lila with the calf. ⁠The conditioned soul is like deer and hinds that run after mirages in the desert. ⁠The three daily baths of Sri Radha and their meanings. Read the Jaiva Dharma! ⁠Radha’s blue clothes are the colour of Krishna’s skin. It is Krsna Himself covering Her body. What a beautiful bhava! ⁠All the Gosvamis wrote in the Bengali language. ⁠About Advaita...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Atma-tattva, character quality: duplicity, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

20 Dec 2023 evening – Serve Guru Without Duplicity (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 20, 2023 6:24 PM

– A house without hari-katha is a snake hole and a house with hari-katha is Goloka Vrindavana. – Types of brahmacharis. – Govinda resides in the hearts of His devotees. – Virochana on atma-tattva. – Who is happy in this world? – Hiranyagarbha Brahma and Vairaja Brahma. – Guru’s mercy will come to the one who serves his guru without duplicity and hypocrisy. Examples of the animals. – Vapu-seva and vani-seva. Preaching on the internet. – Never...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, West Bengal 2023, India 2023

19 Dec 2023 evening – Synopsis of following spiritual life (English translation) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 19, 2023 6:22 PM

– Only in this human body can we do bhajana of God. – Sweet story of the Baya river bird’s nest. – The biggest fear in this world is death. – The meanings of the word dharma. – The stages to attain Prema. – Jivas cannot love each other in this world, it is only lust. – There is no comparison in the strength and opulence of the Lord and the jivas. – The difference between the nature of the soul and the body. – The moods of service in Vraja...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, West Bengal 2023, India 2023, habits: bad habits

19 Dec 2023 midday – The benefits of following spiritual life (English translation) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 19, 2023 12:20 PM

– The activities of pure devotees are not easy to understand. – The journey of the soul according to their punya and paap. – Harikatha of Krishna’s entreaty to Duryodhana. – We must remember jivera svarupa haya, our real identity. – Under Nityananda Prabhu’s guidance we should serve Krishna. – Maya devi bitterly beats us, yet our attraction remains. – The only solution to be free of maya is to take the shelter of Guru, Gurupadpadma and God. –...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Sonakhali 2023, West Bengal 2023, India 2023

18 Dec 2023 afternoon – The Glories of the Holy Names (English translation) – Sonakhali, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 18, 2023 4:16 PM

History of Ratnakar and the glories of Bhagavan Rama’s name.

The chanting of the holy names is the only means of real purification in Kali-yuga.

The holy names do not appear in the mouths of those who eat meat, fish, chicken and eggs.

Follow the four principles of the Scriptures, pass tilaka, use tulasi-mala and chant the holy names.

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